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- Dictionarycompromising/ˈkɒmprəmʌɪzɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. (of information or a situation) revealing an embarrassing or incriminating secret about someone: "compromising letters and blackmail"
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COMPROMISING definition: 1. causing damage to the reputation of someone, especially making known that they have had a sexual…. Learn more.
an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree: It is hoped that a compromise will be reached in today's talks. In a compromise between management and unions, a four percent pay rise was agreed in return for an increase in productivity.
com· pro· mise ˈkäm-prə-ˌmīz. Synonyms of compromise. 1. a. : settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions. b. : something intermediate between or blending qualities of two different things. 2. : a concession to something derogatory or prejudicial. a compromise of principles. compromise. 2 of 2. verb.
an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree: It is hoped that a compromise will be reached in today's talks. In a compromise between management and unions, a four percent raise was agreed in return for an increase in productivity.
If you describe information or a situation as compromising, you mean that it reveals an embarrassing or guilty secret about someone.
if something is compromising, it shows or tells people something that you want to keep secret, because it is wrong or embarrassing. compromising photos; They were discovered together in a compromising situation.
[transitive] compromise somebody/something/yourself to cause somebody/something/yourself to be in danger or to be suspected of something, especially by acting in a way that is not very sensible. She had already compromised herself by accepting his invitation.
